Exploring the economic impact of national parks on the local economy. Functional approach in the context of Poland’s transition economy

The article presents the methodological assumptions in functional approach for exploring the economic impact of national parks on the local economy. The original model of systemic analysis proposed and discussed in the article allows the broad spectrum of direct and indirect economic relations of na...

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Published in:Human geographies 2016-05, Vol.10 (1), p.7-23
Main Authors: Mirosław, Mika, Bernadetta, Zawilinska, Robert, Pawlusinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperation
Economic impact
Local development
Methodology
Methods
National parks
Poland
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Summary:The article presents the methodological assumptions in functional approach for exploring the economic impact of national parks on the local economy. The original model of systemic analysis proposed and discussed in the article allows the broad spectrum of direct and indirect economic relations of national parks with their immediate spatial surrounding to be analysed. The discussion on the economic aspects of national parks' operation relates to the specific conditions of Poland's transition economy. The factors determining the economic function of a national park in the local economy include legal regulations which specify the powers of the park's managing body and regulate the park's behaviour on the local market; the attractiveness of the park's location as a tourist destination; the scale of growth and commercialisation of tourism. Also important is the local social and economic context in which the national parks are embedded. Endogenous and exogenous determinants of the operation of Polish national parks determine the dynamic nature of their local economic relations.
ISSN:1843-6587
2067-2284
DOI:10.5719/hgeo.2016.101.1